Lot 704
A West African House Basket, late 18th/early 19th century, in the form of a large open bowl or charger, of highly patterned raffia or palmetto, diameter 21in., height 9in. E1000-1500 Provenance: Yucca House, Melrose Plantation, Louisiana. Exhibited: The Brooklyn Museum of Art, TL197.188.9 Ref:: David C. Driskell, Two Centuries of Black American Art (Los Angeles County Museum of Art/Alfred A. Knopf, (New York, 1976 p. 116, 9, illustrated. Note: "Although history has recorded few names of black American artisans, one is increasingly aware of fine quality craftsmanship that proves they have been major contributors to every stage of this nation's cultural development since the arrival of the first slaves in jamestown in 1619 Functional objects bear witness to the fact that certain African forms made their way into American society during the period of slavery and became accepted as elements of the craft and fine arts tradition." ( Leonard Simon & David C. Driscoll, Two Centuries of Black American Art).
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